Now the work begins! Thanks to Austin voting Yay for Prop A , we have $250 million dollars to fund affordable housing in our communities to help keep Austin a diverse and inclusive city. The bond will be divided into categories...
We really appreciate everyone who took part in, or supported our October 5th bus tour. We visited several affordable communities that were built with funding from the affordable housing bonds passed in 2006 and 2013, and talked about many...
What position do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I am the Community Development Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. I also serve on the board of directors for the Financial Literacy Coalition of...
In response to an open records request from HousingWorks Austin, the Austin Independent School District’s Project HELP has released data from the 2017-2018 school year regarding students who were classified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. While...
Fantastic! That’s the word Jeb Lewallen 26, uses to describe his apartment in Aldrich 51, a 240-unit affordable community that opened last year in the Mueller Development. Low and moderate- income working families and individuals are an integral part...
HousingWorks Austin continues to play an active role in the rewrite of Austin’s Land Development Code, a process known as CodeNEXT. The HousingWorks Board of Directors has closely examined Draft 3 of CodeNEXT, particularly as it addresses programs designed...
The development and renovation of the Rebekah Baines Johnson Senior Center began with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Among the dignitaries on hand to help turn the dirt was Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon...
HousingWorks Austin understands that it will require a variety of strategies and initiatives to solve Austin’s housing problems. That’s why we have highlighted the work of many nonprofits and other entities who are dedicated to creating affordable housing and...
There has been more than bluebonnets popping up around Austin this spring. Three developers held grand openings in April and May for apartment complexes funded in part by affordable housing bonds. One of the projects has been more than...